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- Title
HEART RATE, BLOOD PRESSURE AND RESPIRATORY RATE: ARE PHYSICAL THERAPISTS TAKING THESE MEASUREMENTS? - A DESCRIPTION OF PRACTICE.
- Abstract
The article describes physical therapist (PT) opinions regarding both the importance, and the level of practice (entry or advanced) of measurements of heart rate (HR), blood pressure (BP), and respiratory rate (RR). Data were analyzed for demographic characteristics and frequencies of responses pertaining to measurement of HP, BP and RP. Observations were further grouped into outpatient and non-outpatient practice categories, and assessed accordingly.
- Subjects
PHYSICAL therapists; PHYSICIAN practice patterns; HEART rate monitoring; BLOOD pressure measurement; RESPIRATION; EVALUATION
- Publication
Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal (American Physical Therapy Association, Cardiopulmonary Section), 2006, Vol 17, Issue 4, p147
- ISSN
1541-7891
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1097/01823246-200617040-00023